Yes, I've heard: white carbs are out, so you can't eat pasta. Well, that's not necessarily true. There are lots of good whole grain pasta options: whole wheat, quinoa, brown rice.

Our fave? Brown rice, as the taste and texture most resemble semolina pasta, especially if you use Trader Joe's brand or Tinkyada. So cook some up and toss with this wonderful recipe of curry sauce, spinach and scallops.

We always use whole fat organic yogurt, so we substituted that for the low fat, and I simply opened up a can of organic diced tomatoes instead of the fresh ones -- how's that for lazy? But healthy, nonetheless!

It was nice to have a creamy pasta sauce again; I don't cook that way very often, but when it is yogurt instead of heavy cream, I feel a lot less guilty! Plus, the digestibility of the yogurt, and the quality protein makes it a healthy hit.

Some other healthy things about this recipe:

• spinach, of course
• the spices: curry has turmeric, and fresh ginger and garlic, all immune system boosters
• tomatoes, for lycopene and vitamin C

I like that this recipe is very different, yet still healthy. Share a favorite pasta recipe with us in the comments!